Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-08
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1t is deold6d 10 hold the Dasoha press
association AT Big Stone Lske, probably
July 26, OF aud %.
The Dakota temperance alliance holds
a convention at Huron ia the interest Of
local option July IA.
Six hundred and forty-two voters OF
McUook county, more than one third,
ASH for q chance tc vese for prohibition.
Newly created money order postoGices:
Armour, Eden, Glendale, Hartford,
Leola. Mapleson, Minewsukan, Minot.
Montrose, Pine Ridge agency, Roscoe.
A petition OF over ], 800 names of oiti-
zens of Sphinx county, has been pre-
sented, praying Tor the right to vote on
the prohibition question at this falls
election.
Jerry e. Elson and Geo. G. Cooper
have bought the Free Trade Democrat
of Huron and will continue its publica-
ton as a democratic paper, Cooper as
editor and Flson as manager.
In Brule county the friends Of divi-
sion are moving in the direction OF send
ing delegates to Huron. The sentiment
OF all the people in that county ID in
favor of division and admission.
Trouble is feared ut Forts Snliy and
Bennett with the Indians. in ease the
soldiers leave for the east before the
twelfth infantry arrives. Some $500
Indians are located around these posts.
The recent and frequent rains in Brnle
county have wonderfully improved the
crop prospects. Eaken as o whole crops
are excellent in that county. Yet it is
apparent that wheat raising there is not
as profitable as other grains and stock
AT Sioux Falls Wednesday afternoon
the Cataract house was discovered to be
on fire, but was put out before much
damage was done. The fire originated
ia the kitchen and caught from the
range. Loss. 500; fully covered, by
insurance.
The fourth of July celebration ct De
Smet was q complete success in every
particular. Between three and four
thousand people were in town, coming
from all parts of the country. The ora
ton, by Hon. G. A. Matthews, OF Brook.
ings, was 8 mastery effort.
The pfohibitionlsts OF Codineton
county have presented their petition for
a submission OF the local option qnes,
ton. They cleim their petition has
one hundred more names than the neces-
sary one-third of the legal voters. 1t
will probably be voted upon, and the
vote from present indications will be q
very close mi
At the coroner's INCEST over the body
OF the man who was killed neal Water
town on the fourth by a train, the YER
dict was suicide, parties testlfying that
they saw him throw himself under the
cars. Papers on the body show that the
man was from st. Peter, Minnesota, and
that his name was John J~orgensen Med
best.
AT no time in the history Of Bookings
county has such a crowd assembled IS
were in attendance at tho Grand Army
encampment at Brookings Tuesday,
Competent judges estimate tie crowd
at 5000. President. McLouth, Of the
college, delivered an able address in the
morning, and Prof. Updyke and Gen.
Allen spoke In the afternoon.
The largest crowd that has ever
gathered in Redfeld celebrated indie
peadence Gay there. Excursion trains
brought large numbers from adjoining
towns. and nearly everybody LYING
within q radius of twenty-five miles
who owned teams were on hand. After
dInner speeches we're delivered by Prof.
Shaw, Yankton; Col. d. M. Evans, Mil
bank; R7s. e. D. Wizard, Mitchell; Mr..
Patch, W%atertown; Rey. Mr.. Douglass,
Fanlkton; Rev. Mr.. W%uerschmidt,
Huron; Mayor Brown, Redfeld, and o.
=. Basford, Redfield.
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